Lamp.



S. MAZZEO.

LAMP.

ICATION IILLD MAR.. 20, 1913` Patented Mar. 3, 1914.

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S. MAZZEO.

LAMP.

APPLICATION FILED MILZO, 1913 Y 1 ,088,830. Patented Mar. 3, 1914.

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Httowwg UNITED STATES PATENT OFFCEQ `SIivA'llOIRE MAZZEO, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE P RSCO `2li/[ANl'J'FAG- TUBING COMPANY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

LAMP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 3, 191.42.

Application led March 20, 1913. Serial No. 755,628.

To all 1li/wm it may concer/ri:

Be it known that I, SALvA'ronn Mazzeo, a

subjectI of Italy, residing at Cleveland, in the lamps, the present embodiment being par .to provide a detachably ticularly designed and adapted for use as an automobile headlamp, the primary object being to provide a generally improved 'lamp or light of this class, of exceedingly simple and etlicient construction, having certain dstinct objects and advantages hereinafter described and pointed out.

A further object is to provide a lamp vot' this class Wh ich will prevent theft or the nnauthorized removal oit the lamp from 'the supporting bracket arms bythe provision ot internally arranged and concealed stringere ing and clamping members "tra, lnfaeltets whereby the clamping or altar-lling device may only be loosened and the lanllp removed by access gained to the interior ot' the lamp body.

A still further object is to eliminate the commonly employed hinged doors or fronts and to provide an interellangeable lamp, or in other words, to provide a lamp which may be mounted either upon the right or "left-hand side of the vehicle.

A still further object is' to simplify and improve the construction;` arrangement, and assemblage of the parts, and particularly and removably mounted retiector and glass front adapted to be secured and connect-ed to the lamp bodyby' a single clamping and securing member at the p rear of the latter', said ses curing and.v clamping member being adapted to draw and maintain the parte in proper relative position whereby to `prevent rattle orl Wear by vibrations. l

A still furtherobject is to prevent the theft of lamp bulbs or any unauthorized tampering or meddling `with the interior of the lamp, by the provision of an improved detachably mounted` front secured and locked in its closed position and adapted onlyto be opened throu h the medium of the single attaching an clampin device at the rear othe lamp .body and theremoval of the removably monnled reflector, as above referred to.

A still further object is to provide an improved support or clamping sleeve and an adjustably mounted socket therein, whereby the lamp bulb or locus of the lamp may be readily altered or adjusted, as desired.

lVith the aboveanentioned and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction, arrano'en'ient, and eomloi nation of parts, llcrcina'll'or described, illustrated in one ol iis embmliments in the accon'ipanying drawings, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

Alelierring lo the drawings, l'orming a part of this specification, lfigure l, is a central ltmgitudimil sectional view or. a lamp constructed in accordance with my invention, Fig. 2, a, iront view of the same, certain parte being' broken a ivay lor the purpose of clearer illustration. Fig. il, a del ached perspective view of the clmuping` and connecting sleeve at the rear ojf and extending laeiu'een tho re [lector and the rcarot the lamp body whereby said parts, ii'icluding the detachably mounted front carried by said. reflector. are dctacl1- ably drawn togetlner and held and main tained in proper relative position. Fig i., a

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scctioi'ial view ol." one ot' the improved inlet I nally arrangedsupi'iorting and clamping members taken on line -l--elf of Fig. l.. Fig.

5, a perspective View ol a portion of the rc loctor and detachable front, and illustrating the manner oit attaching and locking the latter in position.

Similar numerals o'l reference designate like parts throughout alll the figures of the drawings.

l,Within and connected to the lamp easing l, `by means of a connecting member 3, extend-- ing between the rear portions of the rel-lector,4 2, and lamp easing 1, said connecting mem-V ber 3, also forming an improvedsnpport or clamping sleeve for containing and adjust les :sin:

ing a toliolar shaped lamp socket member 1i, of euiable oonstrueiion, one eral forming a connection with :i removaliily mounted lamp bulb 5, and liniiieiit G., and the other or rear eral being' adapted to receive and contain a removably or cleiaelieblv iii'ooiiterl emmer-,lor plug The lamp .soelie meinbe" Ail, adopt* ed lo be lorigiiializiz'llly moveil or eiljuii'eil within the eemieeilfig member iii-.sleeve 3, ior varying 'lie foune of tbe lamp, by means of a clamping or thumb screw 8., morini-ed iii elaii'iigiiiig lugs 3a, of the connecting or Clamping sleeve The connecting or clamping Slee e. is smirerl to the rear portion of the reflector il, and is preferably further couneeled aiicl reinforced by means of en amiular flange or collar member 9, the latter being' suitably Secured to the rear portieri of libe reflector Q, as by welding or brewing, and

likewise s Cured to @be eomieeiing or clamp ing Sleeve 3, said Connecting sleeve er 'meer' ber 3, liavii'ig an externally tl'ireaelecl portion 3l), exeriflirigi tliroogli l'lie opeiurig 1b, of the lamp eaeiog and provided willi an adjusting,

thumb not or (foliar i0, aflaptefl o bear again; ibo if porion of the iaiiip easing anni orari' aiifl clamp tlie perte in assembled po. aon, es liereina'fiermore fully e glaesor iene supporting front li., is removabljr Connected 'to lie rinipor'rion. 2a, ef llie reilecftor as hereinafer described, so that lie front il., is edapecl. to loe placed in position or removed vri'ii respeeivto tbe lamp easing liroiigii the medium of the connecting member 3, end clamping ormljuetizig nut 1G, es liereiiabeiiore described, eaicl lamp from; i?, being provided willi e rearwardly exteiiiiiie; rim petition ila, aliiiig over and j tlwrim portion l2, of elle lamp le, and tion by meeting the liront ijf., lo 4the rim portion 2, of the relieotor, sani rim portion 2, 1s proviclecl Wili a plurality of eireum'ereniaily elolze l2, having enlarged terminal a', the laitier beine' :irlaorefl lo reg;-

receive screw iieaoe 13a, eti' carried ou the .inner of the rim por'eiori il, of the from?, :imi when libe front il, and rei/lector Q, have '-,lius been broiigiiiy together by the regisiraion of tile terminal portions i2, and lies-ide 13a, one or the other of the parts 11, or 2, may be shifted circumferential@ Wherebvelie slols l2, Will be broughir'inro engagement Willi. 'the heads 13, as siioivri mesa clearly in Figs. 2 and 5, lalie drawiiig's. is a, means for locking the in their shifted or closed posiion, as joel', eleseribeiigye spring eeizue'ieil or resisecl plunger boli; le, is provided, eeicl. plunger boli; lll, having a head 11i, and lia-ving an annular recess 14h, the lalter beine adapted to regieler will. ti'ie adjacent slot l2, when the Aplunger member 14, is depressed, so 'diatvflien ille relieel'or 2, or supporting from il., is shif'erl Cireiim'ereiilzially, be annular re e 141A. will traverse the slot 12, until ilie screws i3, :ire stopped at tbe oppo miiial. porlioiis of ibo slots l2, alf lie plunger boliJ or .n'iei'ober lli, may be released or allowed to snap inlo engagement Wili the enlarged terminal port-ion 12b, of the adjacent slot whereby tlie parte 2 anni il, are locked as against Unlocking," circumferential movement.

Ae a. means for preventing die elie'fi or mr authorized removal of the lamp from the 'bracket arme 15, clamping sleeves or menibers 16, mounted Within vthe Sides o1 the lamp said clamping sleeves or members i5, being provided with internally arranged and eoncealecl clamping or attaching devises 17, said ciai'oping or attaching devices, in the present inslzmee, consisting of elampinff or sei'y bolts i7 lille bracket arms l5 beine" 3 l ZV prefiera-bly provilecl with annular grooves: 15a, eeeive the emile 'of the clamping bells il', sao'wn,

By the above. arrangement it will be Seen liat *alle lamp cannot be removed from the Qraelel. arms 15, Witlioi'i-'t first removing lelie reflector 2, ami, aeaeliecl front il., by looseny ing' anal removinghe Clamping not lli), el; rire. rear of 'elle lamp easing, enel ila will like1 *wiiee be obeervecl that the lamp bulb 5, not be reken from lie reieeor 2, Wi rst taking out lfiereiecror es above clescribed, and then clelaoliing the ron;` il., from tbe riim ,oorion of the reieeor bv 'the nleteelmieiil; of the Seme lfirougli the as riz-idling: 'l

an incandescent bolli or light, it is obvious elia-i; alle improvements may oe reail'lv modi. fied for 'lube use of other Sources of illuminen rien. p i

From the foregoing cleseriptioiigtalq( i iii eoiroeerioii with. iie accompanying' firs-iw ings, 'the operation :mil avaiifeigee of invention Will be readily uriflereeocl.

Ewing time leeiribed one of lzlie eii'iizoei menig of my invention, wlmi, el f' deeire lo seeure by Letters Patent i. lli an automobile lomp, a lamp proviclefl Wille inernally operable bracket arm engaging and releasing members, a Cloer or rlroiit and si, reflector having internally fue ran l ed connect-ione with lle letter and le taelalelv mounted Within. seid easing iii1 normally` prevenaing the operation. oi' said members and connections Within and secured to the rear of "alle laer.

in an eutomobiieiamp, a, lempeasirig, i reflector removably mountecl therein, e

er which glass supporting front. :nid menos for eonnecting sind front to said reflector', said connecting members being only operable for releasing"v the sinne when said reflector is removed trem said casing.

2l. In an :mtoxmbilc hun p, the combination.

with n conical shaped lump casino, and a 'reflector mounted therein; of a4 front., connecting menns for connecting said 't1-ont to scid reflector, means for detaching said counecting means when Said reflector :1nd front are removed trom said casing', and menus operable from the renr of said easing;- for connecting seid reflector and clamping said frontI to said casino'.

4. An automobile lamp, comprising a casng open nt its front and closed nt its reur,

eA reflector within said casing, it glass supporting front detachnbly connected to seid reflector, menos for detaching said front from scid ref-.lector when the latter is removed from scid casing, and means operable from the rear of said casing for detachnbly" connecting seid parte in assembled position. 5. In an automobile lomp, n lamp casing open et its frontend closed at its rear, n re-Y 44front and closed at its rein', n reflector Amounted therein, u connecting ond clamping sleeve connected to scid reflector and mljustably and detcehnbly connected to said casing, n lampfso'cketl member mounted in scid connecting and clamping slece, ond u glass supporting front vdetcchal'ily connected to sind carried by scid reflector.

7. In nn automobilelamp, n lump casing provided with clmnpng-sleeves within the r"sides thereof, internally urrunged clinnpng members connected' to sai/d clmnping sleeves,

n reflector mounted within Huid lamp cusing nud detzxclmbly and adjustubly connected ut the rcur of said casing, and u glues support t ingl vliront detnchnbly connected to .suid rcflector, snid reflector und front normally preventing thc operation ot' said clamping members.

S. A lnlnp` comprisingn casing, u reflector-therein, n connecting lneml'ier extending.,r between snid reflect( and the rcur portion of said casing, n glass supporting front detnehably connected to suid reflecto and ftting' against the front portion of. suid lamp casing', nud menus operable :it the rear portion of said lamp easing,- for securing and moving said connecting member` whereby said reflector nod supporting;r front are clamped :1nd maintained in proper position.

9. An automobile lmnp, comprising n lennp casing open at itsA l'ront and closed :1t its rear, n reflector, n glass .supportiiu I front connected to nnd cznricd by snid rcllector und detachable only 'when the latter is removed, c connecting and clnmpin; sleeve exy tending between the reur portions ot suid reflector and lmnp casing, means t'or detachably connecting said sleeve to one ol' smid members, it lamp socket member mounted in snid connecting and clnnlpingl sleeve, and an incandescent lamp dctacbably mounted in said lmnp socket member.

l0. Tn nn automobile lmnp` n cnsingr, a reflector therein, u detnclmblc connecting member extending' between the renil portions of said reflector und cusing, n glass lsupportd ing l'ront closing und opening' said cnsing when Suid reflector is inserted and removed. 1cs}u -tively, and lront connecting merlinnlism curried by suid reflector und only oper- :ibleto detnch snid front it'ron suid reflector whenthe latter is removed Afrom seid ensingJ ln testimony 'whereof l. have allixed my signature in presence ol two witnesse.-:.

SAlA/''lOltll MAZ/dif). W itnesses DAN Brun, J. W. I'Lxruznio. 

